Rail-tie.



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PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. KERLIN, OF ROCKFIELD, INDIANA.

RAIL-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 780,950, dated January 24, 1905. Application filed May 21, 1904. Serial No. 208,995.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. KERLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockfield, in the county of Carroll and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, Vand exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to railway-tie construction; and my object is to provide a reliably efiicient support for the track-rail, whereby permanent character; and my invention consists of certainnovel features of combinationand construction of parts, as will be' hereinafter clearly pointed out, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-'- Figure l shows a perspective view of my rail tie or base complete as applied to use. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of a railway-track provided with my rail-supporting' appliance. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of Fig. 2 on line 3 3. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the metallic framework or skeleton,which is designed to be almost wholly incorporated or inclosed by a covering of cement or concrete. Fig. 5 is a perspec- -tive detail view of one of the apertured plates designed to cooperate with the adjusting bolts or bars employed for the purpose of securing a proper and true alinement of the supporting-bases for the track-rails, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the clamping-plates gesigned to secure the rail to the supportingase.

It may be stated in this connection that while my improved form of cement tie or base is primarily intended to be placed beneath the track-rails and longitudinally therewith it will also be found useful and efficient when used as an ordinary vcrosstieand therefore disposed in position beneath and transversely to the track-rail. In the present application I shall, however, describe and illustrate my invention as applied as a supporting beam or plate located longitudinally with and beneath the track-rail, the said plates or bases being relatively adjusted'in order that the track-rails may have true and proper alinement and be of uniform distance apart to constitute a standard or other form of trackway. y

Referring to the variousdetails and coperating accessories by numeraLl designates my base-plate, in which is vembedded a metallic skeleton or framework,` which consists of the top plate 2 of a width corresponding to the width of the finished base, the said plate 2 being shaped so as to have at certain intervals a plurality of horizontal apertured extensions 3, while intermediate said horizontal extensions are the depending flanges 4, the object of said flanges being to give rigidity to the body of the plate.

The base members 5 and 6 are preferably formed of angle-iron, as shown, whereby a YVmaximum degree of rigidity and strength can be'attained consistent with the use of a minimum amount of material. The base members 5 and 6 are held a desired distance apart by 'means ofa plurality of cross bars or plates 7,

whichare preferably arranged to occupy planes which are oblique vrelative to the vertical planes'of the members 5 and 6, said plates 7 being supplemented at proper intervals by oppositely-disposed cooperating plates 8 for the purpose of adding strength and rigidity to the framework. Suitable apertures are provided in the ends of the plates 7 and 8 and in the members 5 and 6, and when said apertures are broughtjnto registration with eachother Ythe vertically-disposed bolts or posts 9 are passed therethrough, the upper ends of said posts being threaded and pass ed through apertures provided in the horizontal extensions 3 abovereferred to.

In order to secure the rail to the supporting-base, I provide clamping-plates 11, provided with anopening in one end, which is adapted to takeover the threaded end of the post 9 and is secured thereon by means of a suitable nut, while the opposite end of said clamping-plate is slightly bent upwardly and adapted to engage the flange of the rail and hold it securely in cooperation with the base.

When the parts of my improved framework constructed substantially in the manner specied have been properly assembled,

they are to be secured a proper distance above the bottom of the mold in which the body portion l, of cement, is to be fashioned, when the plastic material is then introduced, so that it will cover and inclose all partsvof the framework excepting the plate member 2, as clearly shown in Figs. l and 3, and after the plastic material is hardened to a proper degree the railsupporting plate or beam is taken out of the mold and readyfor use, it being understood that the anchoring-plates 10 are also properly embedded in the sides of the body l to receive the threaded portions of the adjustingrods l2 and 13, the inner ends of which are united together by the coupling or turnbuckle 14C, whereby the approximation-of the trackrails carried by the beams or plates may be adjusted as desired.

By the construction described it is obvious that the supporting-plate when thus provided with a reinforcement of the metallic framework will be found to be of very reliable character and that even if the portion formed of plastic material should become cracked or broken the parts thereof will still be held in reliable union with each other and will still possess great utility as a support for the track-rails.

By the use of longitudinally-disposed supportingplates 1 properly reinforced great permanence and strength will be secured and the use of cross-ties as commonly employed may be wholly dispensed with. It is only necessary to properly ballast or cover the sides of the supporting-plates with gravel, broken stone, or the like, as is common.

As an additional means for reinforcing the body portion 1, formed of plastic material, a wire rope or cable, as designated by the numeral l5, may also be disposed longitudinally with the body portion thereof, the said cable being preferably located at a point substantially midway between the plate 2 and the base members 5 and 6.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a reliably efiicient form of supporting-base for track-rails which will produce a road-bed o f great permanence and reliability, and while l have described the preferred combination and construction of parts I desire to comprehend in this application all such substantial equivalents and substitutes as may be considered as falling fairly within the scope of my i invention.

Believing that the advantages,construction, and manner of using my invention have thus been made clearly apparent, further description is deemed unnecessary.

What I claim as new, and desire to secu re by Letters Patent, ism

l. A supporting-beam or cross-tie for railways comprising a body portion formed of plastic material, in combination with a metallic reinforcement embedded in the body portion and comprising the top plate 2 and the base members 5 and 6 all properly united and rigidly secured in union with each other` and suitable means to adjust the separation of the body portions whereby the track-rails carried thereby will be uniformly separated, all substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

EZ. A support for railway-rails, comprising a body portion formed of plastic material, in combination with a metallic reinforcement embedded in the body portion and comprising a top plate 2 having depending fianges, base members 5 and 6 formed of angle-irons, a plurality of plates 7 and 8, vertically-disposed bolts 9, and adjusting-rodsadapted to receive a turnbuckle at their inner or meeting ends whereby the track-rail, carried by the bealn, may be approximately adjusted, as set forth.

3. A support for railway-rails, con1prisin, v,` a body portion formedof plastic material, a metallic reinforcing-frame embedded in said body portion, said frame comprising a top plate 2 and base members 5 and 6 L-shaped in cross-section, posts 9 uniting said plate 2. and members 5 and 6, and means cooperating with the upper ends of said bolts to secure the rail to the support, all combined substantially as set forth.

4. A supporting-beam or cross-tie for railways, comprising the combination with a body portion formed from plasticmaterial, of ametallic reinforcing-frame embedded in the body portion, comprising the top plate 2 having depending sections 4 and horizontal apertured extensions 3, L- shaped base members 5 and 6, means to unite and rigidly secure said base members in union with each other, and vertically-disposed bolts secured to said L-shaped members and extending through the apertnrml plates 3, and clamping-plates coperatin g with the upper ends of said bolts adapted to secure the rail to the cross-tie, substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof Al have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

TILLIAM F. KERLIN.

Witnesses:

(Ji-ms. W. WRIGHT, A. F. BARBER. 

